{the blog}

Torgesen Family Times

{We are trying to enjoy and record the moments that make life special}

I asked you if I could take some pictures of you on your last day of being 7
– and to my surprise – you said yes!

So, here we were on your last day of being 7 (yesterday) to take some
pictures of my handsome boy, in his favorite superman shirt in our front yard
after work/school. You even came up with the pose where you hold up 8 fingers
all by yourself and lie on the ground. Your dirty knees were from playing at
recess and they make this picture my favorite. I love how you love to play (all
the time!) and dirty boy knees are my favorite. You asked me if I thought 8
would be as fun as year 7 was – and my only answer was that it was going to be
even more fun! We recounted how 7 was really fun (hard to think it can be
beat), but 6 was also really fun, but 5 was really fun… and so on.

When you were born 8 years ago – you were a little preemie boy at 5 lbs 2 oz
due to my pre-eclampsia. Your lungs weren't developed yet and you needed help
breathing. Then you developed jaundice (hence the “sunglasses”) and had to
learn/have enough energy to eat enough. But, you were quite the Spunky boy.
Even today – that nickname has stuck. You are still the same feisty boy on the day you were born. We don’t have that problem of getting
you to eat enough – quite the opposite. Nowadays – you are hungry (literally)
every 20 minutes. Even after a big dinner.

I can’t wait to share your 8th year along side you. It’s going to be so much
fun! I love you with all my heart!